diff --git a/httpclient-cache/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/CachingExec.java b/httpclient-cache/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/CachingExec.java
index 5f9072557..8103d60c0 100644
--- a/httpclient-cache/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/CachingExec.java
+++ b/httpclient-cache/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/CachingExec.java
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ public class CachingExec implements ClientExecChain {
         final CloseableHttpResponse backendResponse = backend.execute(route, request, context, execAware);
         try {
             backendResponse.addHeader("Via", generateViaHeader(backendResponse));
-            return handleBackendResponse(route, request, context, execAware,
-                    requestDate, getCurrentDate(), backendResponse);
+            return handleBackendResponse(request, context, requestDate, getCurrentDate(),
+                    backendResponse);
         } catch (final IOException ex) {
             backendResponse.close();
             throw ex;
@@ -629,9 +629,8 @@ public class CachingExec implements ClientExecChain {
             backendResponse.addHeader("Via", generateViaHeader(backendResponse));
 
             if (backendResponse.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() != HttpStatus.SC_NOT_MODIFIED) {
-                return handleBackendResponse(
-                        route, request, context, execAware,
-                        requestDate, responseDate, backendResponse);
+                return handleBackendResponse(request, context, requestDate, responseDate,
+                        backendResponse);
             }
 
             final Header resultEtagHeader = backendResponse.getFirstHeader(HeaderConstants.ETAG);
@@ -784,9 +783,8 @@ public class CachingExec implements ClientExecChain {
                 backendResponse.close();
             }
         }
-        return handleBackendResponse(
-                route, conditionalRequest, context, execAware,
-                requestDate, responseDate, backendResponse);
+        return handleBackendResponse(conditionalRequest, context, requestDate, responseDate,
+                backendResponse);
     }
 
     private boolean staleIfErrorAppliesTo(final int statusCode) {
@@ -797,10 +795,8 @@ public class CachingExec implements ClientExecChain {
     }
 
     CloseableHttpResponse handleBackendResponse(
-            final HttpRoute route,
             final HttpRequestWrapper request,
             final HttpClientContext context,
-            final HttpExecutionAware execAware,
             final Date requestDate,
             final Date responseDate,
             final CloseableHttpResponse backendResponse) throws IOException {
diff --git a/httpclient-cache/src/test/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/TestCachingExec.java b/httpclient-cache/src/test/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/TestCachingExec.java
index b7e61c96f..018d141e9 100644
--- a/httpclient-cache/src/test/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/TestCachingExec.java
+++ b/httpclient-cache/src/test/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/TestCachingExec.java
@@ -262,10 +262,8 @@ public class TestCachingExec extends TestCachingExecChain {
         backendExpectsRequestAndReturn(validate, originResponse);
         getCurrentDateReturns(responseDate);
         expect(impl.handleBackendResponse(
-                eq(route),
                 same(validate),
                 same(context),
-                (HttpExecutionAware) isNull(),
                 eq(requestDate),
                 eq(responseDate),
                 same(originResponse))).andReturn(finalResponse);
@@ -404,10 +402,8 @@ public class TestCachingExec extends TestCachingExecChain {
             throws IOException {
         expect(
                 impl.handleBackendResponse(
-                        isA(HttpRoute.class),
                         same(request),
                         isA(HttpClientContext.class),
-                        (HttpExecutionAware) isNull(),
                         isA(Date.class),
                         isA(Date.class),
                         isA(CloseableHttpResponse.class))).andReturn(
diff --git a/httpclient-cache/src/test/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/TestHttpCacheJiraNumber1147.java b/httpclient-cache/src/test/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/TestHttpCacheJiraNumber1147.java
index 99b78b8ca..f62aee20f 100644
--- a/httpclient-cache/src/test/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/TestHttpCacheJiraNumber1147.java
+++ b/httpclient-cache/src/test/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/TestHttpCacheJiraNumber1147.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class TestHttpCacheJiraNumber1147 {
         EasyMock.expect(backend.execute(
                 EasyMock.eq(route),
                 EasyMock.isA(HttpRequestWrapper.class),
-                EasyMock.same(context),
+                EasyMock.isA(HttpClientContext.class),
                 EasyMock.<HttpExecutionAware>isNull())).andReturn(Proxies.enhanceResponse(response));
         EasyMock.replay(backend);
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class TestHttpCacheJiraNumber1147 {
         EasyMock.expect(backend.execute(
                 EasyMock.eq(route),
                 EasyMock.isA(HttpRequestWrapper.class),
-                EasyMock.same(context),
+                EasyMock.isA(HttpClientContext.class),
                 EasyMock.<HttpExecutionAware>isNull())).andReturn(Proxies.enhanceResponse(response));
         EasyMock.replay(backend);